My new album, Love Yourself, is available now. It’s been a year and a half working on the songs and their re-recordings, a journey where the concept has evolved over time.
Initially, it was going to be a soul album, and we started recording «Now I’m Jealous» and «Never Be Alone» at the end of 2024, right after finishing the recording sessions for the previous album, I’m Okay I’m Not. That’s why those songs seem to belong more to that album than to the sound of the new one, because they were songs I had written for I’m Okay I’m Not…
At the beginning of 2025, I decided I wasn’t happy with those songs and decided to re-record them with different tones, and those are the ones that appear on the new album. Meanwhile, I decided I wanted a more R&B album, and for the first time, mostly romantic songs with modern touches. That’s how «Make Me Free» came about, followed by «Lonely Night,» which had a mellow soul version that I really loved, «Just You And Me,» «Midnight Soul,» and «Feel My Fire,» my first hip-hop-based song. I tried to make it a rap, but it turned out that way, and it’s the only song I composed using a beat already made by my producer. I wanted the album to go in that direction, but then the song «Love Yourself» came along, and I fell in love with its synthpop style. I found my sound and knew right away that it was the best thing we had done in my entire discography. I realized that this was the direction we really needed to go.
At the beginning of this year, after recording the remix of «Make Me Free,» I asked my producer for a synthpop remix of «Lonely Night,» in the style of «Love Yourself.» I loved the production he did, and after recording it, I decided that should be the album version, and that I would keep the soul version, thinking about whether or not to use it at some point.
That’s why the album has a sound that incorporates many different styles. It has evolved over time, and the result is Love Yourself, a collection of songs I’m very happy with. It’s a kind of transition to what’s coming next and how it will arrive.
With this album, I’ve learned my path, my sound, my voice, and what I want to say. We’ve already started on the next one, and I have a very clear concept of what it will be, and I’m convinced it will be the best of all my work.
